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GNC Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Muon Space· Mission Execution
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Mountain View, CA$40/hrinternshipPosted 3w ago

About the role

Summer internship in Mountain View, CA focused on Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) software and analysis for spacecraft. Interns own projects from conception to completion, with mentorship in a startup environment.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct system-level GNC analysis to support both development and on-orbit operations
  • Develop or improve a GNC software feature or capability
  • Build new tools to analyze, calibrate, and operate on-orbit GNC subsystems
  • Write, improve, and automate GNC performance and regression software tests

Qualifications

  • Classwork in software engineering, as well as mechanical/aerospace engineering, applied physics, and/or EE/filtering/estimation
  • Programming skills in C++ and/or python. Julia is a plus!
  • Interest in spacecraft attitude estimation and control

Skills

Required:C++PythonAttitude estimation and control
Nice to have:Julia

Benefits

  • Three weeks paid vacation for new employees
  • 12 paid holidays
  • Unlimited sick time
  • Paid parental leave
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k retirement plan
  • equity compensation for full-time employees (not applicable to internship in description)
Last updated Oct 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Muon Space

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